Boy, 12, badly burned by fireworks in Auburn

By SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF

Published 10:33 am, Wednesday, July 1, 2015

A 12-year-old boy was rushed to Harborview Medical Center on Tuesday night after fireworks burned him.

The Valley Regional Fire Authority says the boy had second-degree burns to about 25 percent of his body. Witnesses told authorities that fireworks caused the injuries. The incident took place near Muckleshoot fireworks stands in the 2600 block of Auburn Way South in Auburn.

Firefighters and paramedics were sent to the incident at 7:34 p.m. after calls to 911.